The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1995 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 390
Thus in the armed forces " commissioned officers " appointed by high authority of the state are distinguished from " noncommissioned officers . " Important civil officers also receive commissions . In the second sense , the term ...
Thus in the armed forces " commissioned officers " appointed by high authority of the state are distinguished from " noncommissioned officers . " Important civil officers also receive commissions . In the second sense , the term ...
Page 421
Where central authority was strong this system might result in nothing more than local self - government in the modern sense ; where the central authority ' was weak , particularly in the region stretching from southern Italy to the ...
Where central authority was strong this system might result in nothing more than local self - government in the modern sense ; where the central authority ' was weak , particularly in the region stretching from southern Italy to the ...
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In Italy where his imperial authority had first been recognized , Conrad later had to put down revolts . Conrad died at Utrecht , in the Low Countries , on June 4 , 1039. More suc- cessful than many of his predecessors and suc- cessors ...
In Italy where his imperial authority had first been recognized , Conrad later had to put down revolts . Conrad died at Utrecht , in the Low Countries , on June 4 , 1039. More suc- cessful than many of his predecessors and suc- cessors ...
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